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D-Day Normandy’s ten most poignant but least visited battlefield memorials

Alastair — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:56:56 +0000

Most of Normandy’s D-Day/Battle of Normandy battlefield and memorial sites are both impressive and emotional, but once you get way from the coast and head inland, you begin to find evocative sites that are comparatively unknown and rarely visited. Here are ten sites, off the beaten path, that I think are particularly poignant and worth […]

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The Jutland Gun

Alastair — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:26:23 +0000

This is the 105mm naval gun from the foredeck of Germany’s WW1 torpedo destroyer SMS B.98 SMS B.98 was the lead ship of Commander Heinrich Schuur’s 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla, which part of the scouting force at the 1916 Battle of Jutland. During the battle, she was hit by a shell which killed two men […]

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Musée Espace Air Passion, Angers

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:08:50 +0000

The Musée Espace Air Passion at Angers airport is focused on the restoration and presentation of extraordinary French aircraft, or aircraft with a French connection. The majority of the collection is made up of rare, often unique, civil light aircraft and historic gliders, some of which have been restored to an airworthy condition. Importantly, the […]

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Musée Espace Air Passion – Long Version

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:03:25 +0000

The Musée Espace Air Passion at Angers airport does exactly what it says ‘on the tin’ – it’s a space, a giant hanger, filled with extraordinary aircraft and people who are passionate about them. The majority of the collection here is made up of rare, often unique, civil light aircraft and historic gliders, some of […]

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First Közvágóhíd railway bridge installed over one weekend

Alastair — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:21:39 +0000

This is a neat piece of civil engineering. If you take the Soroksári út road into the centre of Budapest each day, you’ll know how busy it is. The Ferencváros – Kelenföld S-bahn railway line, which crosses over the road near the Közvágóhíd tram stop, needs expanding. It’s a major infrastructure project that means extra […]

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Bentley launch the Torcal

Alastair — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:46:09 +0000

Now I wouldn’t ordinarily promote a new car just for the sake of it, but this is a new Bentley (my Dad loved Bentleys), it looks pretty cool, and yesterday it was given its global launch in London. Key points… It’s Bentley’s fourth model line, adding a fully electric powertrain to existing ICE* and Hybrid […]

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Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership

Alastair — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:53:09 +0000

Chiltern Railways services will move into public ownership tomorrow – Sunday 20 September 2026. Connecting London Marylebone with communities across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands, Chiltern Railways will become the sixth operator whose services transfer into public ownership as part of the government’s drive to build Great British Railways (GBR) its new national […]

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Smart bolt monitoring for the Leisure and Amusement Park industry

Alastair — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:36:11 +0000

I was sent a press release recently from a French company, JPB Système, saying that they will be exhibiting their BOLTRAKK® sensors at September’s IAAPA* Expo Europe trade show in London. Er, okay… But then it got more interesting. It turns out they make 5mm thick sensors, like washers, that fit over a bolt before […]

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MSC World Asia has completed her sea trials and will start cruising the Mediterranean in December

Alastair — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:43:14 +0000

MSC World Asia, built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, is MSC’s third LNG-powered World Class vessel. Though she uses Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as her primary fuel, she is also capable of running on bio and synthetic renewable LNG fuels, and is has shore power connectivity, which allows the ship’s engines to […]

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New Battery-Electric Trains for TransPennine Express

Alastair — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:05:26 +0000

Rail passengers are set to enjoy faster and more frequent services when a new fleet of battery-electric trains begin operating on TransPennine Express* routes. Great British Railways (GBR), the UK Government’s new body that runs most of Britain’s rail network, has signed a £1 billion contract with train manufacturer Alstom to build 29** of their […]

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